Early yesterday morning, on the second day of Blink On, I received the news that I had officially moved from Staff level to Pre-Partner at Igalia. This largely means that I now participate in decision-making with the rest of those Igalians who are pre-partners and partners.
I received what feels like a waterfall of new information and new responsibilities. This is good and exciting!
You should always celebrate your wins and a title or level change.
Lots of people will tell you title doesn't matter, but those people are lying to you. Especially if they are in big tech. However, I care about my title at Igalia for different reasons than I cared about my title at Microsoft.
I can participate more fully and with more impact.
Cheers to that.